What is it like to organize a large-scale educational event for fellow students? A qualitative exploration of student participation in curriculum design.
Gert OlthuisFlorieke EggermontBas SchouwenbergAnke OerlemansEsther TanckPublished in: BMC medical education (2022)
We conclude that (bio) medical students are capable of bearing the responsibility to organize a large-scale educational event. Organizing the RSC was an educational experience in the form of cooperative and experiential learning which contributed to students' personal development. Organizing the event gave students both a sense of freedom and the responsibility to succeed. Supervision of faculty members seemed a prerequisite, and tended to be supportive rather than guiding.